diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 547b64869c..5674036318 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ (define-public tar
                      ",!concatenated incremental archives (renames)"
                      ",!renamed directory containing subdirectories"
                      ",!renamed subdirectories"
+                     ",!chained renames"
+                     ",!Directory"
                      "'")))
             '())
       #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases